Weighing the Ways of the Flow: Twentieth Century Language Instruction.  

Oleh:

Mitchell, Cheryl Brown ; Vidal, Kari Ellingson

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Modern Language Journal (sebagian Full Text & ada di JSTOR) vol. 85 no. 1 (Jan. 2001), page 26-38.
Topik: Twentieth Century Language Instruction; Language Teaching Methodologies;
Fulltext: Vol 85 no 1 pp.26-38.pdf (404.89KB)

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A traditional metaphor for changes in language teaching methodologies has been that of a pendulum swinging back and forth. However, this historical review of methodology articles in the MLJ suggests a new, more dynamic, metaphor-that of a river flowing. We examine first the major mainstream methods discussed in the Journal, showing how they came into being and what caused them, as opposed to other methods, to become so strong. Then we examine other historical and academic factors that caused the methods to divert and divide into several channels. Finally, we suggest potential areas of exploration that might lead to the development of new water sources or the diversion of the current stream into new channels. The new metaphor and historical review of MLJmethodology articles allow us to see how our work has progressed over the years and how it has notjust swung like a pendulum between two opposing positions.

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